However, the lack of
first class award tickets on international routes does impose an upper limit since those often represent the most valuable use of miles.
This means if you book a round -
trip first class award ticket on British Airways from Los Angeles (LAX) for 200,000 Avios and just over $ 1,250 in taxes and fees, your companion can sit in first class with you for no extra miles — just the taxes and fees.
Now, I have heard of people managing, after many calls, to actually get a
Lufthansa first class award ticketed, but why bang your head against a wall when you can use United miles instead?
You can
book first class award tickets on Japan Airlines through their own Mileage Bank program, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, or one of their Oneworld partners.
This means if you book a round -
trip first class award ticket on British Airways from Los Angeles (LAX) for 200,000 Avios and just over $ 1,250 in taxes and fees, your companion can sit in first class with you for no extra miles — just the taxes and fees.
Someone redeeming for U.S. domestic flights that are normally inexpensive will typically get much less face value out of the same number of miles or points than someone redeeming for an
international first class award ticket, which could have a retail value of $ 20,000 or more.
This is especially frustrating for business class and
first class award tickets, and even worse if you book on an airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed surcharges (such as British Airways).
But while there are lots of great ways to earn bonus miles, Etihad has squashed one of our favorite benefits on
first class award tickets.
The taxes and fees on a round - trip
first class award ticket will be roughly $ 700 but for two 10 - hour flights in first class, that's not bad at all.
Perhaps the best way to book
a first class award ticket to Tokyo is by using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles to fly with All Nippon Airways (ANA).
The «refundable» coach and
first class award tickets have no cancellation or change fees while the regular award tickets do.
Nevertheless, if you can find
a first class award ticket on Cathay and book it with your AA miles — do it!
If you book an international business or
first class award ticket, the value of your miles could be significantly higher.
I used to say that Miles & More also charges more miles for
a first class award ticket than United did.
You probably can't book a business or
first class award ticket, since those are significantly more expensive in cash terms than when using miles.
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska miles because of the cost, it can help you get those last few miles needed for to book
a first class award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one of Alaska's best international partners.
The «refundable» coach and
first class award tickets have no cancellation or change fees, but regular award tickets do.
Here are the mileage costs of round - trip
first class award tickets to or from Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
But while there are lots of great ways to earn bonus miles, Etihad has squashed one of our favorite benefits on
first class award tickets.
The taxes and fees on a round - trip
first class award ticket will be roughly $ 700 but for two 10 - hour flights in first class, that's not bad at all.
Perhaps the best way to book
a first class award ticket to Tokyo is by using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles to fly with All Nippon Airways (ANA).
There's a code for
a first class award ticket, one for business class seats, and a third for economy rewards.
You needed 160,000 AA miles for
a first class award ticket to India, 110,000 miles for business and 62,500 miles for economy.
This discount makes
the first class award ticket to Asia one of the cheapest redemptions among frequent flyer programs.
For the past few years two of the big «sweet spots» in the AAdvantage program have been the cost of Business and
First Class award tickets, on Etihad, for travel between Europe and the Middle East.
This is especially frustrating for business class and
first class award tickets, and even worse if you book on an airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed surcharges (such as British Airways).
If your travel dates are flexible, you can buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles under this promotion and redeem for
a First Class award ticket with Cathay Pacific to India.
I've often said that, generally, I can't bring myself to cough up the extra miles needed for
a First Class award ticket when Business Class on most airlines is more than good enough for me (that's not me being low - maintenance, that's just how good the Business Class hard product often is) but I'll happily do whatever it takes not to sit in Economy.
This, coupled with their massive sign - up bonuses, makes a business class or
first class award ticket a reality for most.
These routes still only cost 105,000 Japan Airlines miles for a round - trip
first class award ticket, but you'll get hit with over $ 1,000 in taxes and fees.
It takes a lot of spend to earn enough for business class and
first class award tickets, and so it's a lot easier to have points stranded if you don't have at least a rough outline of a plan.
I booked
myself a First Class award ticket from Cairo, Egypt to Washington DC with 15 hours on the brand new Etihad 787 - 9 Dreamliner for 90,000 American Airlines miles and a few dollars in taxes.
And while this isn't Jen's situation, since she has
first class award tickets on Singapore, note that only Business and First Class award ticket holders are able to select seats in advance on Singapore Airlines.
A one - way
first class award ticket to India on Emirates costs the same as a flight to Dubai: 90,000 miles.
If I do need to change the date but
no first class award ticket of the date I want, what will happen?
If I can book
a first class award ticket now and change the date as the date comes close (provided that I'm lucky enough to find one), would there be any fee to be charged?
Someone redeeming for U.S. domestic flights that are normally inexpensive will typically get much less face value out of the same number of miles or points than someone redeeming for an international
first class award ticket, which could have a retail value of $ 20,000 or more.